The USGS recorded a magnitude 5.5 earthquake 44 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia (USGS event us7000td2z) at 08:03:28 UTC on August 31, 2026. The hypocenter was shallow, about 10.0 km deep, and the event is listed as Mb 5.50 (reviewed). Reported epicenter coordinates include approximately -8.2410, 120.6119 and one bulletin gave a nearby location at 52 km NNE of Ruteng in an alternate post. Several monitoring feeds flagged the quake as the largest event in the prior 24 hours for the region and described perceived shaking as moderate. The USGS event page and multiple seismic trackers provide the interactive map and event details for follow-up and local monitoring.
